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As far as the sovereignty of Bosnia-Hercegovina is concerned we agreed to have limited sovereignty for a limited time and that is clear from the Dayton Agreement.

Alija Izetbegovic

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Alija Izetbegovic
Age: 77 †
Born: 1925
Born: August 8
Died: 2003
Died: January 1
Activist
Lawyer
Philosopher
Political Commissar
Politician
Writer
Bosanski Šamac
Agreement
Limited
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Dayton
Bosnia
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Sovereignty

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